Improvement in suspenders



T. l. FLAGS.

Patented Nov. 25,1873.

Suspenders.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE,

THOMAS JEFFERSON FLAGG, OF 'NEIV YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENDERS.

Speciloation forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,970, dated November25, 1873; application tiled July 2s, 1873.

To all whom it may concer/n.:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. FLAGG, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have made an invention of a new 'and useful Improvenient inSuspenders; and that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription and specification of the same.

The object of my invention is to produce strong ends of suspendershaving thin wovencloth surfaces, ornamental in appearance, and durable,particularly at the button-holes, which are greatly liable to fray withuse. To this end my invention consists of a suspender-end having astrong core of leather, or similar material, a facing of thin wovencloth, a backing of kid, or similar material, and the button-holeoverlaid with kid, the whole combined in such manner that the rawexternal edge of the woven face is covered with backing, and the rawedge of the woven face at the button-hole is concealed and protectedfrom wear bythe kid button-hole lining, while the core is concealed fromview, and may therefore be made of low-priced, strong leather, whichwould in1 pair the appearance and sale of the article if it were exposedto view, and might soil the clothing.

My invention may be fully understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, represent-ing an example of suspender-ends embodying it, andby the following description.

In said drawings, Figure l represents a view of a pair of suspender-endscomplete, and the loop by which they are connected with a buckle. Fig. 2represents a face view of part of the ends before the body is rounded.-Fig. 3 represents an edge view of the said loop. Figs. 4 and 5 representsections of the suspender-end greatly enlarged.

In order to construct such suspender-ends, a flat cone, a, (see Fig. 4,)of strong leather is cut into the required form by suitable dies. To theface side of this core is applied a piece of the woven-cloth face c,also out into shape,

but of larger size than the core, so that the externalraw edges e e ofthe cloth can be lapped around the edge of the core. There is alsoapplied upon the clot-h a piece, m, of kid,

about twice as long as the button-hole, and with its iesh side outward.The three parts thus described are sewed together around the button-holeby a line of stitching, t', Fig. 4. Then the edges of the piece of kidare turned in .through the button-hole and pasted down to the rear sideof the core, so as to reverse the exposed face of the kid and bring itsgrain side outward. The external edges of the Woven cloth are lappedover the outer edge of the core, and secured to its back by paste, andthe kid backing w is pasted upon the back of the suspenderend. AllA thefour parts are then securely fastened by a line of stitching, yr, roundthe button-hole, and a line of stitching, s, along the edge of thearticle. In order to equalize the strain upon the ends of a pair, Iround the connecting portion b by bringing its two edges together andsecuring them to each other by stitching. I also inclose them in a loop,d, by means of which the pair is connected with the buckle of the frontend of the shoulder-strap, or with the rea-r end of the shoulder-strap.This loop is made by preferencey of a core of strong leather coveredwith cloth and lined with kid, and its form is adapted to its positionin the Suspenders. lt receives the rounded connecting portion of thepair of ends, and permits them to adjust themselves to the strain by themovement of the said rounded portion in the loop.

I claim as my invention- The suspender-end before described, consistingof the combination of the concealed core a, the cloth facing c, turnedover the edge of the core, the button-hole lining m, protecting andconcealing the edges of the cloth face and the core at the button-hole,and the backing zo, covering and concealing tle raw turned-in edge ofthe face, substantially as before set forth.

Witness my hand this 22d day of July, A. D. 187 3.

THOS. J. FLAGG.

